English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

George Orwell Quotes

George Orwell quote: "It is fatal to look hungry. It makes people want to kick you."

It is fatal to look hungry. It makes people want to kick you.

George Orwell

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Samuel Johnson quote: "No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase,..."
No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves. Samuel Johnson
Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls, if I may ask?' and I said, 'Yes, when I am rich and famous.' and Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Yes, when the moon is made of green cheese. L. M. Montgomery
Every line from you exhilarates my spirits and gives me a glow of pleasure, but your kind congratulations are solid comfort to my heart. The little strength of mind and the considerable strenght of body that I once possessed appear to be all gone, but while I breathe I shall be your friend. David McCullough
Haruki Murakami quote: "They were people who had no doubt whatsoever that the more..."
They were people who had no doubt whatsoever that the more narrow-minded they became, the closer they got to heaven. Haruki Murakami
When you walk the track and you see a corner and realise you were going round it at 160mph, you wonder who could be so stupid to take a corner at that speed. But in the car, you don't even think about that. Sebastian Vettel
Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do; He reveals to you Who He is. Oswald Chambers
A biopic would have required hiring an actor, and I always wanted to just let Bobby be Bobby. My thought was it would make it a more universal story to focus on ordinary people rather than this extraordinary man. Emilio Estevez
James Hillman quote: "If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you..."
If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve, it is the thought that is hurting you now. James Hillman
As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can't say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me. Robert Sheckley
How soon country people forget. When they fall in love with a city it is forever, and it is like forever. As though there never was a time when they didn't love it. The minute they arrive at the train station or get off the ferry and glimpse the wide streets and the wasteful lamps lighting them, they know they are born for it. There, in a city, they are not so much new as themselves: their stronger, riskier selves. Toni Morrison
Antonio Machado quote: "Don't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must..."
Don't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must first be filled. Antonio Machado
Adam Schiff quote: "The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric..."
The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America. Adam Schiff
Charles de Secondat quote: "An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he..."
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. Charles de Secondat
When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites. William Hague
Eddy Grant quote: "The artists realise it will take time. It is an upliftment..."
The artists realise it will take time. It is an upliftment process. Eddy Grant